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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1956
Page
2
Mrs. Susan Rowe, 104, narrowly escapes as a speeding car fleeing police crashes through her Venice porch. Gerald A. Mapes, 25, jailed on suspicion of drunken driving after recent release for forgery. He quipped he was rehired as a jail trusty.
A Chicago radio station aims to fill 22 hours with Elvis Presley records as the finale of a 10 day letter writing contest titled Why Elvis should come to Chicago. In Spartanburg Buford Williams, 30, recovers from burns after a home gas explosion. In Westerly Rhode Island Mrs Cedonia Mowrey, 52, injured in multiple auto crashes, vows to avoid driving and travels home in a pony cart driven by her husband Rochester who wears a black silk top hat.
Greenville News reporter Billy Williams interviewed three midgets at the Greenville County American Legion Fair. The story appeared in half size type and was illustrated with a half column picture, reflecting the subjects’ small stature.
Former Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, Hitler's successor, leaves Spandau Prison after a decade behind bars. Aged 65, he seeks a quiet retirement with his wife, plans memoirs after hospital checkup, and may travel to West Germany. He rejects neo Nazi groups and has no wish to lead a new movement.
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